The B752 taxied from the parking area to runway 30L at KMSP, a movement that required 10 minutes and covered less than 1 nm.

During the departure roll on runway 30L at Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport, the aircraft used 4,361 ft of runway, representing 44 % of the available length, and lifted off at 147 kt; ambient temperature was 69 °F with wind from 191° at 5 kt, a 4 kt cross-wind component and a 2 kt tail-wind.

Climb commenced overhead KMSP, with the airplane ascending from 1,768 ft asl to 36,746 ft asl, a gain of 34,978 ft achieved in 19 minutes while covering 140 nm.

The first cruise segment began 4 nm east of Plainfield, Iowa, and persisted for 67 minutes, during which 564 nm were flown.

Descent started 6 nm west of Jasper, Tennessee, with the aircraft descending from 36,767 ft asl to 5,976 ft asl, a loss of 30,790 ft over 18 minutes and a distance of 105 nm.

A brief cruise followed, originating overhead Druid Hills, Georgia, lasting 2 minutes and spanning 5 nm.

The second descent began 1 nm east of Candler-McAfee, Georgia, where the airplane dropped from 5,999 ft asl to 2,299 ft asl, a decrease of 3,699 ft in 5 minutes while covering 11 nm.

Final approach to runway 28 at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport was executed from the east, on a heading of 272.0° at 4 nm and 1,287 ft agl.

Landing on runway 28, which is 8,986 ft long, occurred with a threshold speed of 132 kt, touchdown distance of 1,029 ft, touchdown speed of 131 kt and a touchdown rate of minus 153 fpm; the touchdown point was 10 ft off centreline, and total landing distance measured 3,747 ft, or 42 % of runway length. Local conditions were 75 °F, wind 2 kt from 25°, a 2 kt cross-wind and a 1 kt tail-wind.

Runway rollout alignment was noted to be 36 ft off the centreline.

The aircraft taxied from the runway to the parking area in 12 minutes, covering 2 nm.

Overall, the flight covered 834 nm, required 132 minutes of airborne time and consumed 14,589 lb of fuel.